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Concentration of Credit Risk - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 Institution
Concentration Of Credit Risk [Line Items] |
Uninsured cash balance | $ 3,400,000 us-gaap_CashUninsuredAmount
Number of financial institutions in which cash is deposited | 1 omex_NumberOfFinancialInstitutionsInWhichCashDeposited
Mortgages Payable [Member] |
Concentration Of Credit Risk [Line Items] |
Basis spread on variable rate, points | 0.01%omex_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRatePoints / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MortgagesMember
Interest obligation from basis points variation, per month | 864 omex_InterestObligationFromBasisPointVariation / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_MortgagesMember
Credit risk maturity period | 2016-07
Term Loan [Member] |
Concentration Of Credit Risk [Line Items] |
Interest obligation from basis points variation, per month | 2,512 omex_InterestObligationFromBasisPointVariation / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
Basis spread on variable rate, points | 0.01%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_LoansPayableMember
Project Term Loans [Member] |
Concentration Of Credit Risk [Line Items] |
Interest obligation from basis points variation, per month | $ 6,446 omex_InterestObligationFromBasisPointVariation / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = omex_ProjectTermLoanMember

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- Definition Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument. + References No definition available. + Details
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