Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 03, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Vertex Energy Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000890447
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 48,536,718
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		45,554,841
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019