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Accounts Receivable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2015
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Reserves for doubtful accounts $ 4,631,593us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent $ 4,631,593us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
Recoupment of operations and research costs 6,290,465us-gaap_RecoveryOfDirectCosts  
Neptune Minerals, Inc. [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Reserves for doubtful accounts $ 4,631,593us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= omex_NeptuneMineralsIncorporatedMember
$ 4,631,593us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= omex_NeptuneMineralsIncorporatedMember