ACQUISITION (Pro Forma Financial Information) (Details) (Omega Refining, USD $)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Omega Refining
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 234,957,949	$ 221,836,815
Income from operations	1,478,186	8,047,532
Net income	6,216,035	7,329,101
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	325,399	0
Net income attributable to Vertex Energy, Inc.	$ 6,541,434	$ 7,329,101
Earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.42
Earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.26	$ 0.37

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