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Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Reserves for doubtful accounts | $ 4,631,593 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent | $ 5,131,593 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Recoupment of operations and research costs | 6,290,465 us-gaap_RecoveryOfDirectCosts |
Neptune Minerals, Inc. [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Reserves for doubtful accounts |  | 5,131,593 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = omex_NeptuneMineralsIncorporatedMember
Dorado Ocean Resources, Ltd. [Member] |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |
Reserves for doubtful accounts | $ 4,631,593 us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = omex_DoradoOceanResourcesLimitedMember |

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