Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 02, 2016
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Vertex Energy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000890447
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		33,151,391
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016