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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481687/323-10-50-3

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NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	May 25, 2016
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%	100.00%
Vertex Recovery Management, LLC \| Subsidiaries
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (as a percent)			51.00%