LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT (Details Narrative)					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($) extension	Jan. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 09, 2015 USD ($)	May 02, 2014 lease
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt						$ 14,700,591	$ 14,600,763
Existing Credit Obligations
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 11,282,537
Restated Credit Agreement, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
EBITDA measurement period		1 year
Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 16,100,000
Term loan | 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount					$ 40,000,000
Term loan | Restated Credit Agreement, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debit instrument, quarterly principal payment		$ 800,000
Repayments of debt		16,000,000
Additional cash proceeds payable per agreement threshold		$ 500,000
Period for synergies to be achieved		90 days
Minimum liquidity		$ 2,000,000
Term loan | Midcap First Amendment
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing base, per account/customer								$ 100,000
Term loan | Texas Citizens Bank Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Effective interest rate						5.50%
Omega Refining
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of capital leases assumed | lease									2
Maximum | Term loan | 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)					4.50%
Maximum | Term loan | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR | 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, basis spread					1.00%
Maximum | Term loan | ICE Benchmark Administration Limited | 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, numerator component					1.50%
Maximum | Notes payable | Federal Funds Rate | 2014 Goldman Sachs Bank Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, basis spread					0.50%
Minimum | Term loan | MidCap Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Agreed upon amount of loan				$ 7,000,000
Agreed upon amount of loan, percentage of account receivable				85.00%
Additional agreed upon loan, amount				$ 3,000,000
Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | Revolving line of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount						$ 10,000,000
Long-term debt						907,295	0
Encina Business Credit, LLC | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount						20,000,000
Long-term debt						11,925,000	0
Goldman Sachs, USA | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount						8,900,000
Long-term debt						0	4,000,000
Goldman Sachs, USA | Term loan | Restated Credit Agreement, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		8,900,000
Line of credit outstanding		6,400,000
Remaining borrowing capacity		$ 2,500,000
Texas Citizens Bank | Term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount						2,045,500
Long-term debt						1,358,540	1,531,506
Various institutions | Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount						2,902,428
Long-term debt						$ 425,710	1,060,065
Various institutions | Maximum | Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						4.52%
Various institutions | Minimum | Insurance premiums financed
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						4.00%
Pacific Western Bank | Capital Lease
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Term loan amount						$ 3,154,860
Long-term debt						$ 84,046	$ 133,153
Vertex Refining OH, LLC | Promissory note payable | Fox Note
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)		10.00%
Term loan amount		$ 5,150,000.00
Interest rate in the event of a default		15.00%
Number of extension options (extension) | extension		3
Length of extension options		6 months
Extension fee percentage		3.00%
Prepayment terms, decrease in amount to be repaid		$ 150,000
Raw Materials and Finished Goods | Minimum | Term loan | MidCap Loan Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Additional agreed upon loan amount, percentage of inventory				50.00%
Line of Credit | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 20,000,000
Line of credit outstanding as percent of operating plant facilities and related machinery and equipment (percent)	50.00%
Line of credit, period for dividends included in calculation of interest rate tier						12 months
Line of credit, average availability included in calculation of interest rate tier						$ 4,173,051
Debt instrument, interest rate, incremental increase per event of default (percent)						2.00%
Debit instrument, quarterly principal payment						$ 75,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, maximum annual capital expenditures allowed						3,000,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, minimum average borrowing availability in any 30 day period						2,500,000.0
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default under any agreement, debt amount minimum						500,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, minimum legal judgment amount, Minimum						$ 500,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, change in stock ownership by executive officers, minimum (percent)						15.00%
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, change in ownership, minimum (percent)						30.00%
Line of credit, debt covenant, event of default, period during which a majority of duly elected board members cease to serve						12 months
Line of Credit | Maximum | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, average availability included in calculation of interest rate tier						$ 2,500,000
Line of Credit | Minimum | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, average availability included in calculation of interest rate tier						2,500,000
Line of credit, voluntary repayment amount						100,000
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, maximum annual capital expenditures allowed						3,000,000
Line of credit, debt covenant, minimum average borrowing availability in any 30 day period						$ 2,500,000.0
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | One Month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						0.78%
Debt instrument, interest rate, incremental increase per event of default (percent)						2.00%
Variable rate, basis spread						6.50%
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						0.50%
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate, basis spread						1.00%
Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC | Minimum | One Month LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						0.25%
Tier One | Line of Credit | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						12.00%
Tier One | Line of Credit | Minimum | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1
Tier One | Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, eligible inventory included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance (percent)						85.00%
Tier Two | Line of Credit | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						13.00%
Tier Two | Line of Credit | Maximum | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1.45
Tier Two | Line of Credit | Minimum | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1
Tier Two | Revolving line of credit | Encina Business Credit SPV, LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, eligible inventory included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance (percent)						65.00%
Line of credit, eligible inventory included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance, ceiling						$ 4,000,000
Line of credit, eligible receivables included in calculation of maximum allowable outstanding balance, percent						85.00%
Tier Three | Line of Credit | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, stated rate (percent)						14.00%
Tier Three | Line of Credit | Minimum | EBC Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt covenant ratio						1.45