Excess of issue price over par or stated value of the entity's capital stock and amounts received from other transactions involving the entity's stock or stockholders. Includes adjustments to additional paid in capital. Some examples of such adjustments include recording the issuance of debt with a beneficial conversion feature and certain tax consequences of equity instruments awarded to employees. Use this element for the aggregate amount of additional paid-in capital associated with common and preferred stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only common stock, use the element additional paid in capital, common stock. For additional paid-in capital associated with only preferred stock, use the element additional paid in capital, preferred stock.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 31

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.30(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
CONTINGENT CONSIDERATION (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	May 02, 2014	Jan. 01, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 05, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 04, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Reduction of contingent consideration	$ 5,248,588	$ 2,238,750	$ 0
Payments on contingent consideration	136,662us-gaap_PaymentsForPreviousAcquisition
Estimated value of stock to be issued recorded in additional paid in capital	46,595,472us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital	19,579,732us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Vertex Acquisition Sub
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Annual payment for contingent consideration	2,233,000
Reduction of contingent consideration	1,555,000
Reduction of 2014 contingent consideration	1,306,000
Percentage of discounted cash flows, year three	100.00%
Omega Refining
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Reduction of contingent consideration	2,165,000
EBITDA measurement period				12 months
EBITDA performance period				18 months
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), target amount over succeeding 12-month period	8,000,000
Reduction of contingent consideration, percentage	(100.00%)
E-Source Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Annual payment for contingent consideration	748,000					748,000						748,000
Acquisition, percent acquired		51.00%										51.00%
Payment to seller, 2014	260,000
Payment to seller, 2015	260,000
Payment to seller, 2016	260,000
Payment to seller, 2017	260,000
Payments on contingent consideration						136,662	136,662
Contingent consideration write off						611,338	611,338
Additional ownership percentage acquired					19.00%
Ownership percentage						100.00%
Number of shares issued as part of acquisition						207,743
Heartland Group Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
EBITDA measurement period								12 months
Number of shares issued as part of acquisition								1,189,637
Maximum earn-out consideration								8,276,792
Contingent payment, cash (percentage)								50.00%
Contingent payment due, shares (percentage)								50.00%
Contingent consideration reduction (maximum)								866,667
Aggregate capital expenditures incurred								1,300,000
Maximum \| Omega Refining
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), shares				470,498
Minimum \| Omega Refining
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), annual target amount	$ 9,000,000
Forecast \| Maximum \| Omega Refining
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), shares													770,498
Vertex Energy Operating \| E-Source Holdings, LLC
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]
Additional ownership percentage acquired					19.00%	30.00%			30.00%	30.00%	19.00%