SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details Narrative) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended								1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014 Series A Preferred Stock	Aug. 14, 2014 Series A Preferred Stock Subsequent Event	Jun. 30, 2014 Common stock	Aug. 14, 2014 Common stock Subsequent Event	May 02, 2014 Omega Refining	Jun. 30, 2014 Omega Refining	Jul. 30, 2014 Heartland Group Holdings, LLC Subsequent Event	Aug. 31, 2014 Forecast	Aug. 31, 2014 Forecast Bango Refining Common stock	Aug. 31, 2014 Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	Aug. 31, 2014 Vertex Refining Nevada, LLC Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	Aug. 31, 2014 Vertex Refining LA, LLC Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	Aug. 31, 2014 Minimum Vertex Refining Nevada, LLC Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	May 02, 2014 Maximum Omega Refining	Dec. 31, 2015 Maximum Forecast Omega Refining	Aug. 31, 2014 Maximum Vertex Refining Nevada, LLC Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	Dec. 31, 2015 Maximum Vertex Refining LA, LLC Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	Aug. 31, 2014 Maximum Vertex Refining LA, LLC Forecast Omega Refining and Bango Refining	Aug. 14, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement 2014 Subsequent Event	Aug. 12, 2014 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement 2014 Subsequent Event	Jul. 30, 2014 Operating Income Guarantee Upon Cancellation of Acquisition of Vertex Heartland Group Holdings, LLC Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Preferred stock converted to common stock, shares		643,444	22,760
New shares as a result of stock conversion, in shares				643,444	22,760
Number of common shares issued for each convertible share		1	1
Line of credit, available																				$ 20,000,000
Line of credit, balance																					0
Line of credit, available																					20,000,000
Options to purchase shares, exercised gross	483,750
Options to purchase shares, exercised net	464,148
Options to purchase shares, aggregate exercise price	130,625
Options to purchase shares, cashless exercise adjustment	186,250
Cash from stock option exercise	200,125
Number of shares issued as part of business acquisition										1,500,000
Number of shares issued held in escrow										650,000
Value of common shares held in escrow (in USD per share)										$ 3.2301
Value of common shares held in escrow										2,100,000
Anniversary which remaining shares held in escrow will be released									18 months
Indemnification obligations of the seller (maximum)									5,000,000
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), annual target amount (minimum)												3,500,000.0
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), aggregate target amount (maximum)												6,000,000
Number of consecutive trading days used to compute weighted-average closing price per share												10 days
Volume-weighted average price (VWAP) (in USD per share)														$ 3.15			$ 10.00
EBITDA measurement period						12 months							12 months
EBITDA performance period						18 months					18 months
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), target amount over succeeding 12-month period							8,000,000						8,000,000
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), shares (maximum)															470,498	770,498		770,498	470,498
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), annual target amount (minimum)							9,000,000						9,000,000
Number of common shares issued to number of common shares outstanding (maximum percentage)											19.90%
Maximum combined voting power, percentage											19.90%
Consideration transferred						32,436,000		16,500,000
Earnout achievable								8,000,000
Period to achieve earnout								2 years
Commitment to cover expenses and operating losses recognized after July 16, 2014																						$ 500,000