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Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share For Out of Money Potential Common Shares (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | May 10, 2012
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Warrants exercise price per share |  |  |  | $ 3.60 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $1.74 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 1.74 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfOnePointSevenFourMember |  |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $2.20 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 2.20 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfTwoPointTwoZeroMember |  |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $2.73 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 2.73 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfTwoPointSevenThreeMember |  |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $2.74 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 2.74 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfTwoPointSevenFourMember |  |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $2.89 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 2.89 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfTwoPointEightNineMember |  |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.25 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 3.25 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointTwoFiveMember | $ 3.25 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointTwoFiveMember |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.30 Per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share |  |  | $ 3.30 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointThreeZeroMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.40 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 3.40 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFourZeroMember | $ 3.40 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFourZeroMember |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.43 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 3.43 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFourThreeMember | $ 3.43 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFourThreeMember |  |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.50 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 3.50 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFiveZeroMember | $ 3.50 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFiveZeroMember | $ 3.50 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFiveZeroMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.51 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share |  |  | $ 3.51 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFiveOneMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.53 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share |  |  | $ 3.53 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointFiveThreeMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $3.90 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share | $ 3.90 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointNineZeroMember | $ 3.90 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointNineZeroMember | $ 3.90 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointNineZeroMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $4.00 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share |  | $ 4.00 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfFourPointZeroZeroMember | $ 4.00 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfFourPointZeroZeroMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of 5.00 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share |  |  | $ 5.00 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfFivePointZeroZeroMember |
Stock Options With an Exercise Price of $7.00 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock options exercise price per share |  |  | $ 7.00 invest_InvestmentOptionsExercisePrice / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_StockOptionsWithExercisePriceOfSevenPointZeroZeroMember |
Warrants With an Exercise Price of $3.60 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Warrants exercise price per share | $ 3.60 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_WarrantsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointSixZeroMember | $ 3.60 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_WarrantsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointSixZeroMember | $ 3.60 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_WarrantsWithExercisePriceOfThreePointSixZeroMember |
Warrants With an Exercise Price of $5.25 per Share [Member] |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Warrants exercise price per share |  |  | $ 5.25 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = omex_WarrantsWithExercisePriceOfFivePointTwoFiveMember |

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