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ACQUISITIONS (Details 1) (USD $)
0 Months Ended
May 02, 2014
Dec. 05, 2014
Omega Refining    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost $ 2,353,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Omega Refining | Non-competes    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost 66,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Useful life (in years) 1 year  
Omega Refining | Technology    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost 2,287,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Useful life (in years) 15 years  
Heartland Group Holdings, LLC    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost   2,591,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Heartland Group Holdings, LLC | Customer relations    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost   352,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Useful life (in years)   9 years
Heartland Group Holdings, LLC | Vendor relationships    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost   1,876,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Useful life (in years)   10 years
Heartland Group Holdings, LLC | Tradename    
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Estimated Cost   $ 363,000us-gaap_FinitelivedIntangibleAssetsAcquired1
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Useful life (in years)   15 years