| Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 |
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| Revenues | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 181 | 163 | 135 | 116 | 2,792 | 3,177 |
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| Cost of Goods and Service, Excluding Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 114 | 111 | 2,598 | 3,006 |
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| Cost, Depreciation and Amortization | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 486,428 | 13 | 27 |
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| Gross profit | 8 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 180 | 144 |
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| Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 128 | 169 |
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| Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction | 161,048 | 711,555 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 594,092 | 17 | 31 |
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| Total operating expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 131 | 173 |
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| Income (loss) from operations | 4 | 2 | 7 | -10,494,621 | -14,093,041 | -10,112,514 | -6,223,087 | 488,348 | -2,774,044 | -11,867,725 | -15,389,478 | 49 | -29 |
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| Other income (expense) | - | - | - | - | -4,446 | 5,974 | 5,748 | 659 | 920,197 | - | - | -0 | 1 |
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| Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | - | - | - | - | 5 | 49,876 | 2 | 763,716 | -487,524 | - | - | - | 8 |
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| Interest expense | 62,686 | 135,364 | 422,954 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 120 |
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| Total other expense | -62,686 | -133,624 | -439,771 | 5 | -3,117,848 | 6 | -2,189,461 | -2,471,927 | -2,711,509 | 471,550 | -15,015,081 | -72 | -111 |
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| Loss from continuing operations before income tax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -30,404,559 | -24 | -140 |
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| Income tax benefit | -1,841,813 | -1,400,641 | -1,700,000 | 11,763 | 5 | -117,646 | -274,423 | - | - | - | - | -7 | -13 |
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| Loss from continuing operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -30,404,559 | -17 | -126 |
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| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (see note 24) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 54 |
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| Net income (loss) | - | - | 8 | -5,871,642 | -22,516,889 | -3,950,642 | -8,138,125 | -1,983,579 | -5,485,553 | -11,396,175 | -7,661,177 | 2 | -72 |
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| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 206,804 | -0 | -0 |
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| Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | - |
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| Net loss attributable to Vertex Energy, Inc. | 6 | 4 | 8 | -5,546,243 | -22,516,889 | -3,950,642 | -8,138,125 | -1,983,579 | -5,048,579 | -11,396,175 | -7,661,177 | 2 | -71 |
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| Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interest to redemption value | - | - | - | - | 780,069 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | - |
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| Accretion of discount on Series B and B-1 Preferred Stock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 507,282 | - | - |
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| Dividends on Series B and B-1 Preferred Stock | - | - | - | - | 805,742 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -258,138 | - | - |
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| Net loss attributable to stockholders from continuing operations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -32,852,867 | -17 | -126 |
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| Net income attributable to stockholders from discontinued operations, net of tax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 54 |
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| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | - | - | - | - | -24,102,700 | -15,537,395 | -11,824,602 | -8,037,304 | -11,445,628 | -30,762,264 | -20,605,257 | -5 | -71 |
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| Continuing operations (in dollars per share) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.58 | -0.24 | -1.47 |
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| Discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.63 |
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| Basic loss per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.65 | 0.3 | 0.44 | -0.23 | -0.86 | -0.51 | -0.36 | -0.23 | -0.28 | -0.68 | -0.36 | -0.07 | -0.84 |
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| Continuing operations (in dollars per share) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.58 | -0.24 | -1.47 |
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| Discontinued operations, net of tax (in dollars per share) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.63 |
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| Diluted loss per common share (in dollars per share) | 0.39 | 0.25 | 0.39 | -0.23 | -0.86 | -0.51 | -0.36 | -0.23 | -0.28 | -0.68 | -0.36 | -0.07 | -0.84 |
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| Asset Impairment Charges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
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