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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 26, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	May 25, 2016
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest		$ 3,023,000	$ 3,769,000
Noncontrolling interest to redemption value					$ 400,000
Industrial Pipe, Inc. \| Vertex Recovery Management LA, LLC
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership interest in VRMLA by Industrial Pipe, Inc. (in percent)						49.00%
Leverage Lubricants LLC
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Income from VRMLA included in consolidated income (percent)				100.00%
Vertex Splitter \| Tensile-Vertex
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Cumulative amount exceeding redemption value	$ 43,500,000
Vertex Splitter \| Heartland SPV
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Percentage acquired (as a percent)	100.00%
Heartland SPV
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Cumulative amount exceeding redemption value	$ 43,500,000
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest				$ 6,800,000
Heartland SPV \| Tensile-Vertex
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (as a percent)	65.00%
Cumulative amount exceeding redemption value	$ 43,500,000
Heartland SPV \| Vertex Splitter
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (as a percent)	65.00%
Vertex Recovery Management, LLC \| Subsidiaries
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (as a percent)						51.00%