Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 12, 2014
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Vertex Energy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000890447
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25,042,210
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014