ACQUISITION (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 04, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Jan. 01, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	Sep. 04, 2014 E-Source Holdings, LLC	May 02, 2014 Omega Refining	Sep. 30, 2014 Omega Refining	May 02, 2014 Omega Refining	May 02, 2014 Omega Refining Restricted common stock	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]
Additional ownership acquired in equity method investment						19.00%						30.00%	19.00%
Ownership percentage														70.00%
Amount paid for business acquisition								$ 28,764,000
Number of shares issued as part of business acquisition					207,743						500,000
Shares issued in consideration for ownership, value							1,790,745
Value of shares issued as part of business acquisition											3,266,000
Amount of loan provided to acquiree										13,800,000
Bargain purchase gain related to Omega acquisition	92,635	0	6,573,686	0				6,481,051	6,573,686
Additional amount recognized as a bargain purchase gain during period									92,635
Total identifiable assets, excluding Goodwill										39,010,000
Consideration transferred								32,436,000
Costs incurred associated with acquisition	$ 259,235	$ 0	$ 2,819,065	$ 0				$ 2,559,830