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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details 1) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Dec. 05, 2014
Feb. 03, 2015
May 02, 2014
Jan. 14, 2015
Jan. 31, 2015
Jan. 07, 2015
Series A Preferred Stock                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Preferred stock converted to common stock, shares 688,583us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
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Series A Preferred Stock | Subsequent event                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Preferred stock converted to common stock, shares   17,476us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
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Common stock                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
New shares as a result of stock conversion, in shares 688,583us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
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Common stock | Subsequent event                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
New shares as a result of stock conversion, in shares   17,476us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
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Heartland Group Holdings, LLC                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Number of consecutive trading days used to compute weighted-average closing price per share     10 days          
Closing volume weighted-average price (in dollars per share)     $ 3.56vtnr_ContingentConsiderationClosingVolumeWeightedAveragePrice
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Post-closing inventory adjustment period     60 days          
Heartland Group Holdings, LLC | Subsequent event                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Number of consecutive trading days used to compute weighted-average closing price per share       10 days        
Closing volume weighted-average price (in dollars per share)       $ 3.56vtnr_ContingentConsiderationClosingVolumeWeightedAveragePrice
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Contingent consideration payment due from inventory true-up       $ 200,000vtnr_ContingentConsiderationInventoryAdjustmentPayable
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Number of shares owed to acquiree as part of inventory true-up       56,180vtnr_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestIssuedorIssuableNumberofSharesdueasPartofInventoryAdjustment
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Post-closing inventory adjustment period       60 days        
Vertex Refining NV, LLC | Omega Refining and Bango Refining | Omega Secured Note                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Promissory note receivable         13,858,067us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
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Vertex Refining NV, LLC | Omega Refining and Bango Refining | Omega Secured Note | Subsequent event                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Increase in principal amount of note receivable           500,000vtnr_FinancingReceivableNetIncrease
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Reduction in motor oil inventory deferral           500,000vtnr_FinancingReceivableTermsReductioninMotorOilInventoryDeferral
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Vertex Refining NV, LLC | Omega Refining and Bango Refining | Omega Secured Note | Maximum | Subsequent event                
Subsequent Event [Line Items]                
Promissory note receivable               14,358,067us-gaap_NotesReceivableNet
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Increase in principal amount of note receivable             $ 500,000vtnr_FinancingReceivableNetIncrease
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