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Derivative Financial Instruments - Components of Derivative Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities $ 2,689,348us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent $ 2,226,445us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities 4,737,104us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding 4,737,104us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
Compound Embedded Derivative [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 2,594,444us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
2,115,318us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities 3,174,604us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
3,174,604us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
Warrant Derivatives [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 94,904us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
111,127us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities 1,562,500us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
1,562,500us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Warrant Derivatives [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities 94,904us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
111,127us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities 1,562,500us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
1,562,500us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
2014 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Compound Embedded Derivative [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative liabilities $ 2,594,444us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember
$ 2,115,318us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember
Common shares linked to derivative liabilities 3,174,604us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember
3,174,604us-gaap_CommonStockOtherSharesOutstanding
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_EmbeddedDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember