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Derivative Financial Instruments - Changes in Fair Values of Derivative Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative [Line Items]    
Total derivative income (expense) $ (462,903)us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax $ (182,713)us-gaap_GainLossOnDerivativeInstrumentsNetPretax
Senior Convertible Notes [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative income (expense)   47,243us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_SeniorConvertibleNotesMember
2014 Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative income (expense) (479,126)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= omex_TwoThousandAndFourteenConvertiblePromissoryNotesMember
 
Warrant Derivatives [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative income (expense) $ 16,223us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember
$ (229,956)us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= omex_WarrantDerivativeMember