Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 31

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.30(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

NOTES PAYABLE (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
NOTES PAYABLE (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving line of credit 2012 Credit Agreement	May 31, 2014 Revolving line of credit 2012 Credit Agreement	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving line of credit 2012 Credit Agreement	Sep. 30, 2012 Term loan 2012 Credit Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Term loan 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Aug. 31, 2014 Term loan 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	May 02, 2014 Term loan 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Term loan Bank of America LIBOR rate 2012 Credit Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Notes payable	Sep. 04, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Apr. 11, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 01, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 03, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Dec. 31, 2013 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 30, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC Other notes payable	May 02, 2014 Omega Refining lease	Sep. 30, 2014 Minimum Term loan Bank of America LIBOR rate 2012 Credit Agreement	May 02, 2014 Maximum Term loan 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Sep. 30, 2014 Maximum Term loan Bank of America LIBOR rate 2012 Credit Agreement	May 02, 2014 Maximum Term loan Bank of America LIBOR rate 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	May 02, 2014 Maximum Term loan ICE Benchmark Administration Limited 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	May 02, 2014 Maximum Notes payable Federal Funds rate 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Mar. 31, 2015 Forecast 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Dec. 31, 2014 Forecast 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Jun. 30, 2015 Forecast Term loan 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement	Sep. 04, 2014 Vertex Energy Operating, LLC E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 01, 2014 Vertex Energy Operating, LLC E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 30, 2014 Various institutions Notes payable	Sep. 30, 2014 Various institutions Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount	$ 66,825,401	$ 66,825,401						$ 8,500,000			$ 40,000,000								$ 854,050													$ 2,690,677	$ 1,789,481
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity						20,000,000	10,000,000
Effective percentage rate, minimum												1.25%	5.00%
Effective percentage rate, maximum												2.00%	6.35%
Variable rate, basis spread																					2.35%		3.00%	1.00%		0.50%
Debt due date					May 02, 2017
Line of credit, balance					0
Debt instrument, stated rate																						4.50%
Basis spread on variable rate, numerator component																									1.50%
Loan monthly principal payments									300,000																		300,000	300,000	800,000
Loan amount									39,400,000
Prepayment amount										6,299,567
Covenant terms, maximum consolidated debt to consolidated pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratio										4
Covenant compliance, consolidated debt to consolidated pro forma earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratio										4.6
Covenant terms, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.25	1.25
Covenant compliance, fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00	1.00
Number of capital leases assumed																				2
Capital lease amount assume as part of acquisition																				3,154,860
Capital lease payments made during period	2,549,418
Capital lease obligations	605,442	605,442		0
Interest rate, minimum																																	4.00%
Interest rate, maximum																																	4.52%
Remaining term of debt instrument (less than)																																	1 year
Outstanding debt balance	43,427,439	43,427,439																	218,016													2,341,572	862,409
Additional ownership acquired in equity method investment																19.00%														30.00%	19.00%
Ownership percentage																		51.00%
Payments on note payable for additional interest in equity method investment		10,469,474	1,372,453												200,000
Monthly installment of note payable																72,672
Estimated value of stock to be issued recorded in additional paid in capital	$ 39,191,567	$ 39,191,567		$ 19,579,732													$ 231,000
Number of shares issued as part of business acquisition														207,743