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

CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended							0 Months Ended
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Vertex Acquisition LP	May 02, 2014 Omega Refining	Sep. 30, 2014 Omega Refining	Sep. 04, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 01, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 30, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 30, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 04, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jun. 30, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 03, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Dec. 31, 2013 E-Source Holdings, LLC	May 02, 2014 Maximum Omega Refining	Dec. 31, 2015 Maximum Forecast Omega Refining	Sep. 04, 2014 Vertex Energy Operating, LLC E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 01, 2014 Vertex Energy Operating, LLC E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 04, 2014 Vertex Energy Operating, LLC E-Source Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration	$ 3,371,836		$ 3,371,836		$ 3,220,250	$ 2,233,000					$ 748,000	$ 748,000
Reduction of contingent liability	(1,876,752)	0	(1,876,752)	(1,850,000)		(1,850,000)		(99,164)
Increase (decrease) of 2014 contingent consideration						(1,555,000)
Discount on cash flows in year two, percent						100.00%
EBITDA measurement period							12 months
EBITDA performance period							18 months
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), target amount over succeeding 12-month period								8,000,000
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), shares (maximum)																	470,498	770,498
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), annual target amount (minimum)								9,000,000
Ownership percentage																51.00%
Payment to seller, 2014											260,000	260,000
Payment to seller, 2015														260,000
Payment to seller, 2016														260,000
Payment to seller, 2017														260,000
Payments on contingent consideration			136,662	0								136,662
Contingent consideration write off											611,338
Additional ownership acquired in equity method investment										19.00%									30.00%	19.00%
Number of shares issued as part of business acquisition									207,743
Ownership percentage																					70.00%
Number of shares issued in consideration for ownership											207,743	207,743
Estimated value of stock to be issued recorded in additional paid in capital	39,191,567		39,191,567		19,579,732										231,000
Shares issued in consideration for ownership, value													$ 1,790,745