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Mortgage and Loans Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
Jul. 31, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Coins
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 11, 2015
May 07, 2014
Jul. 11, 2011
May 31, 2008
Nov. 30, 2011
Investor
Dec. 31, 2014
May 10, 2012
Aug. 14, 2014
May 31, 2014
Oct. 01, 2014
Oct. 01, 2015
Dec. 01, 2014
Jul. 11, 2008
Dec. 31, 2013
Jan. 02, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Basis spread on variable rate   0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1                                  
Secured collateral     24,600omex_SecuredCollateral                                
Value of secured collateral, percent     40.00%omex_BorrowingBaseValueOfSecuredCollateralPercentage                                
Aggregate amount issuable                     $ 8,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount                
Interest rate, stated percentage     8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage                                
Debt instrument, number of shares 5,225us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1                                    
Interest rate description     Prime rate plus three-fourths of one percent (0.75%)                                
Promissory note face amount     9,955,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable                                
Share repurchase agreement expiration date     Mar. 30, 2016                                
Promissory note outstanding amount     2,000,000omex_ConvertibleNotesPayableOutstanding                                
Option agreement extension period     2 years                                
Debt discount amount     67,241us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount                                
Debt discount amortization amount     5,098us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium                                
Accrued interest     9,205us-gaap_DebtInstrumentIncreaseAccruedInterest                                
Periodic payments, principal     10,750us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal                                
Warrants issued to purchase common stock     1,302,083omex_MaximumIssueOfWarrantsToPurchaseCommonStock                                
Debt instrument conversion price, percentage     125.00%omex_PercentageOfDebtInstrumentConversionPriceOnMarketPriceOfCommonStock                                
Acceleration payment of remaining face value, percentage     125.00%omex_PercentageOfAccelerationPaymentOfRemainingFaceValue                                
Adjusted conversion price of quoted market prices, Percentage     75.00%omex_PercentageOfConversionPriceOfQuotedMarketPrices                                
Common stock initial exercise price     $ 4.32us-gaap_AcceleratedShareRepurchasesInitialPricePaidPerShare                                
Common stock issued under warrant terms     434,027omex_SharesOfCommonStockIssuableUponExerciseOfWarrant                                
Period to exercise warrants     5 years                                
Adjusted warrants exercise price     $ 3.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1 $ 3.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1             $ 3.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1                
Registration statement filing period     6 months                                
Period for registration statement to be effective     90 days thereafter                                
Registration statement review period     120 days thereafter                                
Term of warrant     5 years 6 months                                
Gross proceeds from derivative instrument     10,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities                                
Investment costs paid from proceeds     45,000us-gaap_PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities                                
Direct financing cost     500,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts                                
Deferred cost     246,653us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts                                
Recorded expenses     253,347us-gaap_PaymentsOfLoanCosts                                
Interest expense     0us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt 271,606us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt                              
Oceanica Call Option [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Stock granted during period, value     40,000,000omex_StockGrantedValueUponConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
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  40,000,000omex_StockGrantedValueUponConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
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Stock granted during period, percentage     54.00%omex_StockGrantedPercentageUponConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
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  54.00%omex_StockGrantedPercentageUponConversionOfConvertibleSecurities
/ us-gaap_OptionIndexedToIssuersEquityTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CallOptionMember
                           
Reduction in option consideration     20,000,000omex_IncreaseDecreaseInStockOptionExpense
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Oceanica Resources S. de. R.L [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Per share value of shares purchased by private investor     $ 2.50us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
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Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Adjusted warrants exercise price     $ 4.32us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Restatement Adjustment [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Adjusted warrants exercise price     $ 3.60us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Basis spread on variable rate           5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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Maturity date     May 31, 2015                                
Credit facility agreement           10,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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Interest rate description     One month LIBOR rate plus 500 basis points                                
Origination fee payable           50,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCommitmentFeeAmount
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
                         
Restricted cash deposit           500,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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Outstanding loan balance     7,684,514us-gaap_LineOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
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Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Periodic payments, principal     1,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Second Tranche [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Proceed from issuance of cash as a financing transaction     6,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
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Minosa [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Promissory note face amount     14,750,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
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First Mortgage [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Company's consolidated debt     0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Term Loan [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Basis spread on variable rate   5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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Debt instrument description     One month LIBOR rate plus 500 basis points                                
Maturity date     Jul. 31, 2016                                
Periodic payment   500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
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Balance of term loan     3,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Basis spread on variable rate     5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Debt instrument description     One-month LIBOR rate plus 500 basis points                                
Maturity date     Jul. 24, 2014                                
Balance of term loan     10,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumAmountOutstandingDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Aggregate amount issuable     10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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                10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
           
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries     2omex_NumberOfWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Debt instrument, number of shares     100,000us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Debt instrument, Value of shares     250,000us-gaap_DebtConversionConvertedInstrumentAmount1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Amortization of components included in interest expense     287,179omex_AmortizationOfFinancingCostsIncludedInInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Marketing program compensation expenses, percentage yet to be recognized     5.00%omex_MarketingFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Restricted cash deposit     500,000us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndInvestments
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Company's consolidated debt   10,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Loan origination fee paid at closing     50,000us-gaap_LoanProcessingFee
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_ProjectTermLoanMember
                               
Loss recovered   1,800,000omex_WeightOfSilverBullionRecovered
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Initial principal amount of note, percent     50.00%omex_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfPrincipalAmountIssuedToInitialLenders
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Initial principal amount of note, percent     100.00%omex_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfPrincipalAmountIssuedToInitialLenders
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Oceanica Resources S. de. R.L [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Shares issued to lender     100,000us-gaap_SaleOfStockNumberOfSharesIssuedInTransaction
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/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
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Per share value of shares purchased by private investor     $ 3.15us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare
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/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
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Aggregate value of shares issued to lender     1,000,000us-gaap_SaleOfStockConsiderationReceivedPerTransaction
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/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Gairsoppa [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Project term loan collateral value   10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | First Tranche [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Loan amount borrowed                       5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Unused borrowing capacity                       5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Second Tranche [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Unused borrowing capacity                       2,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Aggregate amount issuable                           2,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Interest rate, stated percentage                           8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Second Tranche [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Interest rate, stated percentage                             11.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
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Project Term Loans [Member] | Third Tranche [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Unused borrowing capacity                       2,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Aggregate amount issuable                               2,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Mortgages Payable [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Basis spread on variable rate             0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Maturity date     Jul. 11, 2013         May 14, 2015                      
Periodic payment               5,080us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPayment
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Interest rate, stated percentage               6.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Interest rate description     Prime rate plus three-fourths of one percent (0.75%)                                
Company's consolidated debt     1,087,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Periodic payments, principal     10,750us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
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New maturity date of mortgage loan     Jul. 31, 2016                                
Mortgages Payable [Member] | First Mortgage [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Loan amount borrowed               679,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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Senior Convertible Notes [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Aggregate amount issuable                 10,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Warrants issued to purchase common stock                 1,302,083omex_MaximumIssueOfWarrantsToPurchaseCommonStock
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Original principal amount of repurchased note                 5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRepurchasedFaceAmount
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Debt related expenses     545,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Number of institutional investors under securities purchase agreement                 1omex_NumberOfInstitutionalInvestorUnderSecuritiesPurchaseAgreement
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Indebtedness, interest rate per year     8.00%omex_IndebtednessInterestRatePerYear
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Indebtedness, interest rate per year under default condition     15.00%omex_IndebtednessInterestRatePerYearUnderDefaultCondition
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Original principal installments     434,783omex_DebtInstrumentOriginalPrincipalPayment
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Note repayment commencing date     Jul. 08, 2012                                
Debt instrument conversion price, percentage     110.00%omex_PercentageOfDebtInstrumentConversionPriceOnMarketPriceOfCommonStock
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Initial conversion price                     $ 3.17us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Debt instrument amortization payment description     The conversion rate applicable to any amortization payment that were made in shares of our common stock was the lower of (a) the Conversion Price and (b) a price equal to 85.0% of the average for a ten-day period immediately prior to the applicable amortization date of the volume-weighted average price of our shares of common stock.                                
Senior Convertible Notes [Member] | Lender [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Debt related expenses     45,000us-gaap_DebtIssuanceCosts
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/ us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateDescriptionLoanCategoryAxis
= omex_LenderMember
                               
Senior Convertible Note [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Debt instrument conversion, reset conversion price description     The reset conversion price applicable to the Initial Note was to be adjusted to the lesser of (a) the then current conversion price and (b) the greater of (i) $1.44 and (ii) 110.0% of the market price of our common stock on the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date (as applicable, the "Conversion Price").                                
Debt instrument conversion price     $ 1.44us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleStockPriceTrigger
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Debt instrument conversion price, percentage     110.00%omex_PercentageOfDebtInstrumentConversionPriceOnMarketPriceOfCommonStock
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Initial conversion price     $ 3.74us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
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Volume-weighted average price, percentage     85.00%omex_PercentageOfConversionPriceEqualToVolumeWeightedAveragePrice
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Conversion price applicable period     10 days                                
Common shares issued as payment in outstanding principal                                   3,282,934omex_CommonStockSharesIssuedAsPaymentRelatedToOutstandingPrincipalAmount
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= omex_SeniorConvertibleNoteMember
 
Principal amount outstanding                                   8,608,694omex_DebtInstrumentPrincipalAmountRedeemed
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Principal payment                   1,391,306omex_DebtInstrumentPrincipalPayments
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Additional Note [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Loan amount borrowed                   2,347,826us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_AdditionalNotesMember
                 
Aggregate amount issuable                     8,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= omex_AdditionalNotesMember
               
Interest rate, stated percentage                     9.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Initial conversion price                     $ 3.74us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_AdditionalNotesMember
              $ 3.17us-gaap_DebtInstrumentConvertibleConversionPrice1
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_AdditionalNotesMember
Debt instrument amortization payment description     The conversion rate applicable to any amortization payment made in shares of our common stock was the lower of (a) the Conversion Price and (b) a price equal to 85.0% of the average for a ten-day period immediately prior to the applicable amortization date of the volume-weighted average price of our shares of common stock.                                
Volume-weighted average price, percentage     85.00%omex_PercentageOfConversionPriceEqualToVolumeWeightedAveragePrice
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= omex_AdditionalNotesMember
                               
Conversion price applicable period     10 days                                
Common stock issued under warrant terms     1,562,500omex_SharesOfCommonStockIssuableUponExerciseOfWarrant
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Maximum percentage of cash flow effect on present value basis                                     10.00%omex_MaximumPercentageOfCashFlowEffectOnPresentValueBasis
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Percentage of carrying value of additional note to determine change in fair value of embedded conversion option                                     10.00%omex_PercentageOfCarryingValueOfAdditionalNoteToDetermineChangeInFairValueOfEmbeddedConversionOption
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Principal amount of loan, paid in cash                   1,739,130us-gaap_RepaymentsOfNotesPayable
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Gross proceeds from derivative instrument     8,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities
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Investment costs paid from proceeds     5,518us-gaap_PaymentsForDerivativeInstrumentFinancingActivities
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Direct financing cost     400,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Deferred cost     317,201us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Recorded expenses     82,799us-gaap_PaymentsOfLoanCosts
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Promissory Note [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Promissory note face amount         14,750,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
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Promissory Note [Member] | First Tranche [Member] | Oceanica Resources S. de. R.L [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Promissory note face amount     2,000,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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Promissory Note [Member] | Minosa [Member] | Stock Purchase Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                      
Promissory note face amount         $ 14,750,000us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayable
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/ us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis
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/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
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