Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Vertex Energy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000890447
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	Amended to reflect corrections of various issues and errors
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 152,252,285
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28,125,581
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014