FINANCIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR (Income Statement) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Revenue	$ 153,145,110	$ 41,710,019
Cost of services, excluding depreciation	(134,157,102)	(39,537,503)
Depreciation	(29,973,296)	(8,114,955)
General and administrative expense	(15,222,033)	(10,296,761)
Loss on vendor settlements	(20,239,443)	0
Loss on disposal of assets	(235,133)	0
Loss from operations	(46,681,897)	(16,239,200)
Interest income (expense), net	(29,978,274)	(18,614,484)
Other income	55,012	0
Loss before income tax	(76,605,159)	(34,853,684)
Income tax benefit	313,742	242,189
Net loss	(76,291,417)	(34,611,495)
Parent Company [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of services, excluding depreciation	0	0
Depreciation	0	0
General and administrative expense	7,508,402	(8,626,860)
Loss on vendor settlements	0
Loss on disposal of assets	0
Loss from operations	(7,508,402)	(8,626,860)
Interest income (expense), net	4,103,052	(8,531,872)
Other income	7,837
Loss before income tax	(3,397,513)	(17,158,732)
Income tax benefit	0	0
Net loss	(3,397,513)	(17,158,732)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	153,145,110	41,650,883
Cost of services, excluding depreciation	(136,651,278)	(41,577,464)
Depreciation	26,702,566	(5,336,154)
General and administrative expense	7,709,732	(1,624,621)
Loss on vendor settlements	(20,239,443)
Loss on disposal of assets	(235,133)
Loss from operations	(38,393,042)	(6,887,356)
Interest income (expense), net	(34,214,641)	(10,204,859)
Other income	47,175
Loss before income tax	(72,560,508)	(17,092,215)
Income tax benefit	0	0
Net loss	(72,560,508)	(17,092,215)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	2,520,000	2,159,136
Cost of services, excluding depreciation	(25,824)	(60,039)
Depreciation	3,270,730	(2,778,801)
General and administrative expense	3,899	(45,280)
Loss on vendor settlements	0
Loss on disposal of assets	0
Loss from operations	(780,453)	(724,984)
Interest income (expense), net	133,315	122,247
Other income	0
Loss before income tax	(647,138)	(602,737)
Income tax benefit	313,742	242,189
Net loss	(333,396)	(360,548)
Eliminations [Member]
Revenue	(2,520,000)	(2,100,000)
Cost of services, excluding depreciation	2,520,000	2,100,000
Depreciation	0	0
General and administrative expense	0	0
Loss on vendor settlements	0
Loss on disposal of assets	0
Loss from operations	0	0
Interest income (expense), net	0	0
Other income	0
Loss before income tax	0	0
Income tax benefit	0	0
Net loss	0	0
Consolidated Entities [Member]
Revenue	153,145,110	41,710,019
Cost of services, excluding depreciation	134,157,102	(39,537,503)
Depreciation	(29,973,296)	(8,114,955)
General and administrative expense	15,222,033	(10,296,761)
Loss on vendor settlements	(20,239,443)
Loss on disposal of assets	(235,133)
Loss from operations	(46,681,897)	(16,239,200)
Interest income (expense), net	(29,978,274)	(18,614,484)
Other income	55,012
Loss before income tax	(76,605,159)	(34,853,684)
Income tax benefit	(313,742)	242,189
Net loss	$ (76,291,417)	$ (34,611,495)

PLATINUM ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. 10-K