CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 72,079,622	$ 35,111,402	$ 119,429,280	$ 68,366,204
Cost of revenues	63,200,942	32,556,738	105,406,112	62,341,782
Gross profit	8,878,680	2,554,664	14,023,168	6,024,422
Reduction of contingent liability	0	(1,850,000)	0	(1,850,000)
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of acquisition related expenses)	6,075,517	2,395,745	9,663,006	4,653,829
Acquisition related expenses	1,959,418	0	2,559,830	0
Total operating expenses	8,034,935	2,395,745	12,222,836	4,653,829
Income from operations	843,745	2,008,919	1,800,332	3,220,593
Other income (expense)
Other income	7	7,598	377	32,888
Bargain purchase gain related to Omega acquisition	6,481,051	0	6,481,051	0
Other expense	(10,866)	0	(10,866)	(40,726)
Interest expense	(657,235)	(112,999)	(733,046)	(219,139)
Total other income (expense)	5,812,957	(105,401)	5,737,516	(226,977)
Income before income tax	6,656,702	1,903,518	7,537,848	2,993,616
Income tax benefit (expense)	0	(12,248)	0	(18,751)
Net income	6,656,702	1,891,270	7,537,848	2,974,865
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest	344,380	0	325,399	0
Net income attributable to Vertex Energy, Inc.	$ 7,001,082	$ 1,891,270	$ 7,863,247	$ 2,974,865
Earnings per common share
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.11	$ 0.36	$ 0.17
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.28	$ 0.10	$ 0.33	$ 0.15
Shares used in computing earnings per share
Basic (shares)	22,826,102	17,409,034	22,025,316	17,243,762
Diluted (shares)	24,847,456	19,887,288	23,879,500	19,798,989