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NEW JOINT VENTURE	9 Months Ended
NEW JOINT VENTURE	Sep. 30, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
NEW JOINT VENTURE	NEW JOINT VENTURE On May 25, 2016, Vertex Recovery Management, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary ("VRM") and Industrial Pipe, Inc. ("Industrial Pipe"), formed a joint venture Louisiana limited liability company, Vertex Recovery Management LA, LLC ("VRMLA"). VRM owns 51% and Industrial Pipe owns 49% of VRMLA. VRMLA is currently buying and preparing ferrous and non-ferrous scrap intended for large haul barge sales. We consolidated 100% of VRMLA's operating loss of $22,843 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and then added the 49% or $11,193 loss attributable to the non-controlling interest back to the Company's "Net income (loss) attributable to Vertex Energy, Inc." in the Balance Sheet.